MenuTree Serves Up Take-Out 2.0

MenuTree is an online guide for take-out restaurants that’s currently in beta testing. The site allows users to add a restaurant, tag it and upload a menu. There are currently 50 restaurants and 30 menus listed, submitted by a total of 172 users. You can see the location of any restaurant plotted on a Google Map and add the entries to your favorites. But while MenuTree might be beautifully designed (perhaps even over-designed), it’s decidedly lacking when it comes to the most important thing: the content. The guide should ideally be pre-populated with information from a database, or at least focus on a specific geographic area so they can build up some useful content. In its present state, it’s a pretty site with low utility. For more social food and drink sites, check out TheDailyPlate, a new dieting aid, and Coastr, the social beermarking tool.
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MenuTree Serves Up Take-Out 2.0

MenuTree is an online guide for take-out restaurants that’s currently in beta testing. The site allows users to add a restaurant, tag it and upload a menu. There are currently 50 restaurants and 30 menus listed, submitted by a total of 172 users. You can see the location of any restaurant plotted on a Google Map and add the entries to your favorites.

But while MenuTree might be beautifully designed (perhaps even over-designed), it’s decidedly lacking when it comes to the most important thing: the content. The guide should ideally be pre-populated with information from a database, or at least focus on a specific geographic area so they can build up some useful content. In its present state, it’s a pretty site with low utility.

For more social food and drink sites, check out TheDailyPlate, a new dieting aid, and Coastr, the social beermarking tool.



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July 26th, 2006

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